About Korean Velvet Grass

Korean Velvet Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Asia

1.4 Types

Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 85 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

weekly regular

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Army-worms, sod webworms

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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18% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Crickets

5.12 Allergy

Not Defined

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

None

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a golf course turf

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ZOYSIA tenuifolia

7.2 Common Name

Korean Velvet Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

कोरियाई मखमल घास

7.2.2 In German

Korean Samt Gras

7.2.3 In French

herbe de velours coréenne

7.2.4 In Spanish

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

7.2.5 In Greek

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

7.2.6 In Portuguese

grama de veludo coreano

7.2.7 In Polish

Not Available

7.2.8 In Latin

Carl herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Monocotyledonae

8.4 Order

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Zoysia Willd

8.7 Clade

Commelinids

8.8 Tribe

Cynodonteae

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Korean Velvet Grass

Want to know the properties of Korean Velvet Grass? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Korean Velvet Grass is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Defined. Korean Velvet Grass Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Unknown
Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Korean Velvet Grass Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Korean Velvet Grass. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Korean Velvet Grass physical information is as follows: 2.50 cm tall and Not Available wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Green, Light Green
Leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Korean Velvet Grass

Taking Korean Velvet Grass Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Korean Velvet Grass include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Korean Velvet Grass

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Korean Velvet Grass is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Korean Velvet Grass is a very important plant from . There are 7 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass. This plant's habitat is Lower slopes and Sandy stream banks and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.